Thbjje-valve automobile gasolene-lock



S. B. ANDRZEJEWSKI.

THREE VALVE AUTOMOBILE GASOLENE LOCK.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 25. 192l- 1,390,s590 Patented Sept. 13,192

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THREE-VALVE AUTOMOBILE GASOLENE-LOCK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 13, 1921.

Application filed February 25, 1921. Serial No. 447,851.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, STANISLAUS B. AN-

I DRZEJEWSKI, a citizen of the United States,

residing at Roxbury, in the city of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and Stateof Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Three-Valve. Automobile Gasolene-Locks, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to improvements in looks for automobiles to prevent the stealing of the car while the owner is absent and consists of a three valve automobile gasolene lock of simple construction and easy of attachment, which when attached and locked will shut off the supply of gasolene flowing from the tank to the engine. I

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a device of this character which will be simple, durable and reliable in construction, effective and eificient in operation, and which will allow of many combinations, and thus, the combination of the three disks known only1 to the owner of the automobile,

will lock t e car from running as soon as the gasolene already supplied has been ex- I hausted.

The invention, consists in certain novel features ofconstruction and arrangement of parts which will be fully imderstood by reference to the description of the drawings and to the claims hereinafter given.

Of the drawings':. Figure 1 represents a plan of my' invention, showing it attached to replace a cut away portion of the gasolene tube. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation of the parts of my invention shown in Fig. 1 but disconnected from the gasolene tube. Fig. 4

is a transverse central section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Similar characters designate like. parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

Latitude is allowed herein as to details, as they may be changed or varied at will without departing from the spirit of my invention and the same yet remain intact and be protected.

In the drawings, the numeral 5 designates the oblong holder or block of metal that supportsjthe operative parts of my invention and which is provided lengthwise'thereof with the passageway 6. p Theblock ,5 is adapted tofbe'placed in'such portion of the gasolene tube 7 of an automobile, between the supply gasolene tank and the engine, as may be found most desirable, and is provided with threaded ends 8'so that it can be inserted in a cut-away portion of the tube 7 and secured in place by the nuts 9, allowing of the fiow of gasolene through its passageway 6 from one portion of the tube 7 to the other portion thereof.

Block 5 may be provided with plates or ears 10 at either or both ends of'the block for rigidly securing the block to the adjacent portion of the framework of the car. This block is provided with three valves 11, 12, and 13. The construction of valves12 and 13 may be similar but I have found it preferable to construct valve 13 similar to valve 11, as a more effective lock is thus obtained.

I will now explain the construction of valve 11,.and later explain the difference in the construction of valve 12. Valve 11 is provided at its lowerportion with a down-' screw 16 extends, and. which when in place carries the circular plate 17 pressing against under side oflblock 5, but allowing of the stopperv portion rotating in the block so that the valve openingl8 can be brought in alinement with the passagewav 6 to allow the continuousflow of .gasolene from the tank to the engine, when it is not desired to lock the flow of gasolene. Stopper portion 14 is provided with an upward extending shank 19 over which fits the sleeve 20 of the large milled actuating handle member 21. Helical spring 26 is supported in'the opening 28 of shank 19 and extends upward into opening 27 of the. handleso that downward pressure on the, handle contracts the spring and allows sleeve 20 to slide downwardly so as to bring the toothed wheel 24 out of mesh with the rigid toothed arm. 32 and .out of mesh with the toothed wheel 34 of the middle valve 12, allowing the wheel 24 to, be revolved to its proper position to lock or unlock its valve. l

The arm 32 carrying the toothed sector portion 33 is; secured to the upper sidejof the block 5 by the'screw 32. Handle 21 is secured to the stopper '14 "by the pin 22 which extends through a vertical oblong shaped opening 23, as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4. In the drawings I have shown the lower-portion of the sleeve 20 cut away as at 20 to allow the slipping on of the wheel 24, which is'fixedly secured thereon. Valve 13 is similar in construction to valve 11, being provided with a toothed wheel 35 similar to wheel 24 so that when its handle 21 is pressed downward, the wheel is brought out of contact with the wheel 34 of the central valve 12. It is thus seen that the combination on the valve 13 can be changed independent of the other two valves, also that valve 11 can be changed independent of either valve 12 or 13, and that also valve 12, although not provided with the spring 26, can be changed by pressing down the handles of valves 11 and 13and then turning the handle of valve 12 until the proper combination is made. While valve 12 could be provided with the same construction as valves 11 and 13, yet it is unnecessary to add the'additional expense, and the handle of valve 12 is secured tothe shank 30 by screw 31. Each of the toothed wheels 24, 34, and 35 are numerically numbered according to the number of teeth, but the numbers should be arranged on each of the wheels in a difierent order in relation to the openings 18 of the valves, so that various combinations. can be made similar to the changing of thecombinationof a safe. If

valve. 13 is constructed similar to valve 12, valves 12 and. 13 would be turned simultaneously when handle 21 of valve/11 is depressed, :but with this construction only a double combination can be obtained, while with the construction as shown, a triple combination is obtained which would require a longer time by those not acquainted with the combination to unlock it and allow the flow of gasolene. In the construction of my locks the toothed wheel 25 when fitted over the sleeve 20 would be placed thereon without regard to the numbers on the wheel, and

this is also true of wheel 35, so that when the device is placed on the market, there will be many different arrangements and combinations of the toothed wheels. These two wheels 25, 35 can also be changed by slipping out pins 22 andturning the wheels one-half way around. Wheel 34 which is,

fitted over the squared portion 30 can be readily changed to any one of four positions, by simply removing'screw 31 and handle 12, lifting the wheel off the spindle 30' and placing it in its new position. Any ofthese changes are only necessary when it is desired to change the combination of. the wheels in regard to the valve openings '18. The device in use is; as follows: The driver about to. leave his. automobile, presses down handleonvalve 11 turning it partly around closing thls valve ;,to make itmore difiicult, he may. also turn either handle on valves 12 or 13, turning these two valves into inoperative position, handle on valve 11 is then released and wheel 25, bypressure of spring 26 assumes its uppermost position with its teeth in engagement with teeth of gear wheel '34 and teeth 33, so that the handles cannot be turned until handle on valve 11 is again depressed. To make the combination more difficult, handle on valve 13 can be depressed independent of the other handles, and the wheel turned to bring it'in different operative relation with regard to wheel 34, or if desired, this wheel alone can be turned when it is desired to stop the fiow of gasolene,

It is believed that the operation and many advantages of the invention. will be thoroughlyunderstood from the foregoing de scription.

That I claim is 1. A gasolene lock for automobiles consisting of a pipe, a plurality of valves for shutting off the flow of gasolene through the pipe, each valve being provided with a gear normally in mesh with the gears of the other valves and having a series of marks thereon, and means for throwing the. gears out of mesh, substantially as shown. v

2. A gasolene lock consisting of a pipe, means for connecting the pipe to the gasolene tubewhereby the flow. of gasolene through the tube will passthrough the pipe, a plurality of valves having chambers in the passageway of the pipe, gears having numbered teeth normally in mesh and movable with the valve chambers and means for throwing the gears out ofmesh and cause a different arrangement of the gears, substantially as shown. r V

3. A gasolene lock for use oniautomobiles when attached to replace a cut-away portion of the gasolene supply tube, comprising ablock having a passageway through which the gasolene would normally flow, a plurality of valves carried by the block, numbered gears carried by each valve and locked one with the other when. in. inoperative position, and a toothed ear in mesh with one gear whereby all of the gears are-in locked position, substantially as shown.

.4. A. look for shutting off the supply of it gasolene as it passes through the. gasolene supply tube consisting of a block having a for the passage, handles for operating the valves, a sector, gears carried by the valves and operated by the handles, the gears being normally in mesh and one gear in mesh with the sector, and means carried by the valves for disconnecting the meshed gear and sec-- tor or any of the meshed gears, substantially as shown.

5. A three valve automobile gasolene lock comprising a pipe, three valves in alinement in the pipe, a gear carried by each valve, the gear of the middle valve being in mesh with both of the other gears, means carried by the pipe for locking the gears when the valves are in open or closed or partly closed positions, and means for throwing the gears out of mesh and allowing the valves to be turned.

6. A three valve automobile gasolene lock for controlling the supply of gasolene from the tank to the engine, consisting of a block having a passageway lengthwise thereof, three valves arranged in line upon and supported by the block any one of which can be used to stop the flow of gasolene, gears carried by the valves, the gear of the middle valve being in mesh with the gears of the end valves, an ear having a series of teeth normally in mesh with the gear of one of the end valves, a handle carried by each gear for moving its gear and valve, and means carried by each of the end valves whereby the gears can be disconnected and moved into a desired position.

7. The combination of a pipe, having threaded ends, a sector ear attached to one end of the pipe, three valves controlling the flow of liquid through the pipe, a gear carried by each valve, the middle gear being in mesh with the end gears, handles for operating the valves and turning the gears when not in mesh, the sector ear being in mesh with one of the end gears and normally locking the other gears, means carried by the opposite end gear for disconnecting that gear and moving it and the valve as desired, means carried by the other end gear for disconnecting the gear and sector to allow the moving of the gear and valve, and which will allow the turning simultaneously of the other two valves by turning the handle of either one when the gear and sector are disconnected, and a series of numbers carried by each valve whereby different combinations of numbers may be used to designate when the valves are open or closed, substantially as shown and described. l

STANISLAUS B. ANDRZEJEWSKL 

